Chapter 236 Not Optimistic

Over the years, the host of the World Cup has always received more or less preferential treatment. For example, relatively favorable arrangements will be made on the schedule, and for example, when drawing lots, relatively weak teams from all levels will be placed into their groups. Unfortunately, in the 2010 World Cup, it entered the African continent for the first time. Group A, where South Africa is located, drew the fourth-level team that was the most reluctant team, France. Mexico, Uruguay and France, which are in the top 20 in the world, drew a group, which can be called the most unluckiest host in history.

Due to many pre-match disputes, the French team will draw which group and which group is likely to be the death group. Before the game, people expected many possibilities, believing that the host should make good arrangements. For example, teams that are not strong, such as New Zealand and Honduras, may be "drawn" into Group A. But I didn't expect that the final result was exactly the opposite. The teams drawn by South Africa's group were the strongest teams in the same level.

For example, in the fourth-level team, the French team can almost be regarded as the strongest team. Similarly, among the third-level teams, Mexico is also an underrated team, and they are also the most powerful team in the same class. Even if you look at Uruguay, they, who own Fran, once made Argentina dying. In this way, Group A, where the host is located, is the real group of death. If off-court factors are not taken into account, the possibility of the South African group being qualified is very small, which can be called the most unlucky host in the history of the World Cup.

In the last 2006 World Cup in Germany, the signing of the host German team was very good. There are almost no opponents in their group that can match their strength and status. Neither Costa Rica, Poland nor Ecuador is a strong team, and even the team of the same level is at the lower middle level.

The media also named Group A the second death group, and it is not easy for the host to qualify.

Spain is the most popular place to win this World Cup!

Before the World Cup, for decades, there has been a sarcasm against Spain's "cowardice", "showing" and "flower fists". Of course, Spanish footballers want to fight back. However, even the Spanish team itself cannot explain why this country has the best league and many stars, but in the history of the World Cup, the best record is only the quarterfinals. In 1950, Spain entered the top four qualifying competition (the top four of the year decided the championship by the group single round robin system), and finally drew with Uruguay. 1-6 was humiliated by Brazil and lost 1-3 to Sweden, ranking fourth. But this humiliating journey is actually the best result of the Spanish team in the World Cup before this World Cup!

Over the past 60 years, Spanish footballers have endured ridicule and are always waiting to break through this achievement and win back a World Cup champion. However, in the past 60 years, Spain's record has been bleak: 1954, 1958, 1970, 1974, absent; 1962, 1966, 1978, 1998, the group was eliminated; 1990, 2006, the top 16; 1982, 1986, 1994, 2002 , the top eight... On this night, Spain finally ended a long history of humiliation and proved that it had achieved a transformation. Now, who would say that Spain is weak?

In addition, Spain has started a strong matador dynasty. In the 2008 European Cup, the Spanish team went all the way and won the championship trophy. Two years later, Spain won the World Cup again. In the 08-09 season, Barcelona was almost crowned the European championship trophy. The national team and league records have soared. Today's Spanish football can be said to be the best football in Europe and even the world!

Of course, we must see the great potential of the Spanish team: in the national team, Iniesta, Torres, Ramos and others are in their best years, and the careers of Pedro, Butzque, Pike and others have just begun. In the coming years, these Spanish players It will also be the winning force of the European Cup and the World Cup.

In the league, La Liga not only includes Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Kaka, Harvey, Iniesta and many other top stars, but also brings together top football coaches, including Mourinho. The record and attention of La Liga are expected to be further improved.

In any case, the full prosperity of Spanish football has become unstoppable.

Although it is unanimously favored, the Spanish team is still relatively calm!

Bosque is still very cautious. He said, "These three opponents are difficult to deal with. The key is that we must avoid Brazil in the second round. We hope they are our final opponents." Brazil is in Group G, which means that Spain may meet Brazil too early, so Bosc believes that "the arrangement of the World Cup is irresponsible. We can't afford to lose anything in the group stage. We must get the leading position, and so does Brazil."

However, according to Bosk, it is also good for them to be in the last group, that is, the group stage starts at the latest, which means that they have more rest time. "I think this is an advantage and you can get more rest. After all, the end of the league is not too long." Similar to Bosco, Spain's top scorer Villa also focuses more on the knockout stage.

Villa said, "I'm satisfied. Because the difficulties faced in the group stage are not too big. However, such an arrangement is very similar to a trap set for future games. "No team dares to relax its vigilance." Because the knockout may meet Brazil, Portugal, North Korea and Idyvan, the Spaniard said, "Although you can be lucky to start the group stage, you must always be careful in the knockout stage!"

In a big game like the World Cup, it is often that the smooth team can't go too far in the group stage. The Spanish team is recognized as a big hit, and La Liga is often the last to end. The mentality and state of the players have to be adjusted quickly. In 2002, Spain, France and other strong teams were out and followed their main It doesn't matter if the players mainly play in La Liga. When it comes to the strongest opponent in the group stage, Villa first recommended Chile. "Chile is a very rich technical team, and they will bring great difficulties to their opponents."

Brazil and Argentina, the other two most popular championships, Brazil is deeply involved in the group of death, and Argentina also has its own problem, that is, they have a less reassuring head coach Maradona.

Although there is "no one in the court" and although Lao Ma is extremely popular in FIFA, Argentina is lucky not to get the "hat trick" of the World Cup death group! I'm afraid everyone will think that this is a good sign. How familiar it is to be in a group with South Korea, Nigeria and Greece. In 1994, in the United States, Argentina met Greece and Nigeria, but at that time, Bulgaria was replaced by today's South Korea.

It's true that Argentina is lucky. Because before the lottery, all kinds of experts thought that they would fall into the "death group" again. Argentina was very hot in the two World Cups in 2002 and 2006, but they were drawn to a desperate situation. This qualifier stumbled. According to the ranking in November, the old horse's team is unlikely to be seeded. Maybe FIFA has really opened up to Argentina. Frankly speaking, although Argentina is not in the best form now, it is not a big problem for the group to qualify.

Greece, the opponent of the 1994 World Cup, Batti was born, and Argentina swept the opponent 4-0. Similarly, Maradona scored his last goal in the World Cup! At that time, Lao Ma shot in the penalty area, and then ran to the sidelines and roared at the broadcast camera. Today's Greece is the champion of the European Cup in 2004, but the heroes who created myths five years ago are old. The most terrible thing about the team is actually coach Rehagel. Maradona should be a "rookie" coach in front of Lao Lei, but with a huge power gap, Argentina will not overturn in front of Greece.

Nigeria is an old rival. Maradona's last opponent in the World Cup was the African lion in 1994. Of course, Lao Ma also assisted Canigia to score an extremely wonderful free kick, and Argentina won 2-1. That game was the final song of the current Argentine coach's World Cup! Eight years later, Argentina and Nigeria were in the same group again. Batti defeated his opponent with a header, which was also the last World Cup goal of God of War! On June 12 next year, Argentina will play against Nigeria for the first time, with a huge psychological advantage. I believe it is reasonable to win this "familiar" team.

For Argentina, South Korea is not a new face among the three teams. In 1986, they were in the same group. Lao Ma led the final "Tango Legion" to capture the "Taiji Tiger" 3-1 and finally achieved the Maradona World Cup, the Argentine Hercules Cup. Of course, 16 years later, their situation is completely opposite. One is the most glorious team in 2002, and the other is the most frustrating team in 2002. South Korea's top four, Barty's tears, but at this moment, perhaps Maradona is most willing to see such a layout and beat South Korea, which is the best forget about 2002! Therefore, according to the above analysis, Argentina drew the first place in this World Cup. Even for a "rookie" coach like Maradona, it is not a problem to qualify in the group.

Of course, Argentina's biggest variable is still their coach. Two of the three teams were old faces in 1994. Maradona played better in the two victories, but after the game with Nigeria, he was found to be taking banned drugs. Ephedrine made the fourth World Cup trip of a generation of football kings abruptly. The young Argentine team looked anxious and panicked after losing its core. Chaos, the defeat of Bulgaria was squeezed into the third place in the group. Although Romania, led by Haji, had a high team of fighting spirit, it still lost 2-3, and the combination, which is considered to be the sharpest combination in the history of the Argentine team, was also drawn after the World Cup because of Pasarella's arrival. The full stop.

Therefore, in the face of such a good signing, the most important thing now is for Lao Ma to adjust his mentality, because he not only has to face his old opponent, but also to face the unbearable history. It can be said that as long as Lao Ma can lead the team out of the group next year, Argentina may be unstoppable.

The championship is a highlight of the World Cup, and there is also the most anticipated highlight, that is, every magical dark horse team. Although they may not be able to reach the final, their appearance can always attract the attention of fans all over the world. It seems that without the dark horse in the World Cup, the World Cup will not become Too complete.

After the World Cup draw was announced, many non-seeded teams were lamenting bad luck and the difficult road ahead while encountering strong teams. But the problem may not be that simple. The same group with a strong team is not all bad. Because history has proved that in the World Cup, the group with the final champion can often perform well and reach the top eight and the top four.

For example, in the 1990 World Cup, Germany finally won the championship, and the former Yugoslavia was in the same group stage with Germany. In the end, the former Yugoslavia defeated Spain in the 1/8 final and advanced to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, it also lost to Argentina only because of a penalty kick. At the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Sweden qualified with the champion Brazil. In the 1/8 final, Sweden easily defeated Saudi Arabia; in the quarterfinals, Sweden defeated Romania, and finally Sweden defeated Bulgaria 4-0 in the third and fourth finals to win the third place.

In the 1998 World Cup, Denmark qualified with France. Denmark beat Nigeria 4-1 in the 1/8 final, and beat Brazil in the quarter-finals, and finally lost 2-3. In the 2002 World Cup, Turkey qualified with the champion Brazil. In the end, Turkey defeated Japan and Senegal and reached the top four. Although they lost to Brazil in the semi-finals, they finally defeated South Korea and won the third place in the World Cup. The only exception in recent years was in 2006, when the Ghana team in Africa qualified with the champion Italy. However, Ghana met Brazil prematurely, so it was eliminated in the 1/16 final.

It can be seen that the former Yugoslavia, Denmark, Sweden and Turkey are not popular teams in the above-mentioned World Cups. However, because they are in the group of the final champion and fight hard to qualify, they can often play well in the subsequent knockout matches, play all the way, reach the top eight or the top four, and become the "dark horse" in that World Cup. Therefore, the world's mainstream media believe that in the World Cup grouping, champions often come together with dark horses.

So, will this rule happen again in this World Cup? Theoretically, it is believed that the champion of this World Cup will not escape from those traditional strong teams (except South Africa, 7 seeded teams, plus France, Portugal, etc.). In the group of these strong teams, teams that have a certain strength but are underestimated by people are likely to become dark horses. For example, Nigeria and Greece in Argentina's group; Slovenia in England's group; Cote d'Ivoire in the same group as Brazil; Switzerland in the same group with Spain or Denmark and Cameroon in the same group with the Netherlands.

Who will be the champion of the 2010 World Cup? Who will be the dark horse next to the champion? These suspense is perhaps the biggest charm of the 2010 World Cup.

Unexpectedly, there is no Chinese Hong Kong team represented by Li Yu. It may be serious in the world. The Chinese Hong Kong team, which first appeared in the World Cup, came to play soy sauce, absorb some game experience, and let them face strong opponents in Group G one by one, which is somewhat unrealistic.

The difference between the Chinese Hong Kong team is in the experience and personnel composition of the competition. The largest naturalized legion in the history of the World Cup is an unprecedented team, and the media of various countries are not sure about the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Hong Kong team.

And this phenomenon also directly reflects another field, that is, gambling companies around the world are not optimistic about the Huaxia Hong Kong team.

Spain can draw a good draw. The same group includes Switzerland, Honduras and Chile. The European Cup champion is almost certain. Naturally, the Matador Legion is listed as the most popular to win the championship by major gambling companies. ALTHOUGH THE BRAZILIAN TEAM IS IN THE DEATH GROUP WITH PORTUGAL AND COT'Ivor, BWIN IS ALSO VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE WINning PROSPECT OF THE Samba LEGION, WITH A ODDS OF 1 TO 6. Another famous gambling company, William Hill, ranked Brazil in third place, with a chance of winning the championship at 1 to 6.5.

England's draw is also very ideal. It is divided into Group C with the United States, Algeria and Slovenia. Capello's team has a good prospect of promotion. BWIN has a 1 to 7 championship odds for the Three Lions, ranking third, while William Hill ranked England in the championship with a 1 to 6 odds. The second place in the hot list, surpassing Brazil.

Germany, Argentina and France ranked 3 to 6 in the BWIN odds list, while Germany ranked fourth with 1 to 10 odds. WILLIAM HILL'S VIEW IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM BWIN. ARGENTINA, ITALY AND FRANCE Ranked 3 TO 6, AND GERMANY RankED 7TH WITH 1 TO 13.

Huaxia Hong Kong team is the team with the highest odds of 201 among all the Asian teams, which is nearly twice as high as the odds of South Korea. The influence of the group is too great. Obviously, the Huaxia Hong Kong team, which is deeply involved in the group of death, has only one final ending. After the group stage is over, it will go home.

With Li Yu, the world's popular top scorer, he did not enter the top ten or three games in the odds of Golden Boots. If you can score again, the final outcome is also unchanged. The draw result of the death group has greatly affected the data of Huaxia Hong Kong. Anyway, Huaxia Hong Kong team The training in Italy is still going on in an orderly manner. What if you are not optimistic? You must also be well prepared for what you should do!

Immediately, the Hong Kong team in China, Italy, will also usher in a warm-up match against Greece, and the time has come to show the team's combat effectiveness!